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Ronnie O'Sullivan's next opponent was child prodigy who won same award as Romelu Lukaku

Luca Brecel takes on the great Ronnie O’Sullivan on Tuesday as a ‘free bird - loving his crazy life’.

Those are the two tattooed mottos on the hands of the 28-year-old Belgian, who like the Rocket a couple of decades earlier was identified as a child snooker prodigy.

World No1 O’Sullivan, a maverick genius who has often lived ‘La Vida Loca’ himself, is looking to defend his title and chalk up a record eighth Crucible crown to edge clear of Stephen Hendry’s mark.

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